Notes on the biogeography and natural history of the orbweaving spider Carepalxis (Araneae, Araneidae), including a gumnut mimic from Southwestern Australia

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 183-188

  York Main, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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